To try perfectly cooked beef brisket, pork ribs and pork sandwiches is a really nice idea. You can order good banana pudding, peach cobbler and brownies. It's a must while visiting this bbq to order delicious beer. As a lot of guests affirm, ice tea is really great. At Mission BBQ, you can order food as a takeaway. This place is recommended for energetic employees. The fine service is something these restaurateurs care about. A number of visitors mark that prices are average for what you receive. The cute decor and homey atmosphere let clients feel relaxed here. Google users awarded the score of 4.7 to this spot.
We were visiting the Chantilly area and were looking for a good bbq place to eat at. We found this place (unimpressive on the outside) and decided to give it a try. I'm very particular about my bbq and know what's good and what's not. The meat was tender and essentially melts in your mouth. I would recommend the pork bbq if you're having any doubts. They serve the sandwiches correctly with the cole slaw ontop. My only complaint is that it took a combination of 3 of their sauces to get a spicy sauce. Otherwise, I would recommend this place for a quick delicious meal. Ps the cornbread was dry; not my favorite.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Pulled Pork Sandwich with Coleslaw
Today around 2ish we finally ate at this location. Amazing 5/5 friendly service not fake like most restaurants. Food 5/5 hot, accurate, fast and good quantity. Usually I order the Chicken Half a Yard Bird but I tried the Pulled Pork NC Style Sandwich which was amazing especially flavored, hot and extra pork. The manager was nice enough to complementary 1 extra cornbread since he heard it was our first time eating at this location. My wife’s salmon was great cuz I took some from her. Our son he just doesn’t like but “LOVES” the Kid-Mac so I had to buy the large size Mac N Cheese. Definitely recommend no I mean demand to go to this location, amazing friendly service and amazing quality food.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Pulled Pork Sandwich with Coleslaw
Nice spot. I stopped by here on a whim, after working out at the nearby OT Fitness in the Fairfax area.
It was a dreary Friday afternoon, just about as dreary as it gets. Rain pour the entire day, a constant pitter-patter, mingling with sweat in my case. I was wearing a casual t-shirt and workout shorts, a light jacket on top (not waterproof, that would be the dream).
Hanging out in the vast and near-deserted P-lot outside, it was drizzling with a consistent intensity, meanwhile I was searching on Google Maps for nearby BBQ spots. Well, I was just in luck, as I found one that looked cool -- called none other than Mission BBQ -- and aw, look at that, 'twas walking distance to boot, as well.
I ran it briefly over on my head, and shrugged and said why not, let's refill all those calories I just burned. Neat little jog there, less than a minute, and at the door I was presented by this sign -- they honor vets and those that served in the armed forces, on a rotational basis throughout the week, so for example the Navy gets a free 'wich on Tuesdays, the Air Force & Marines another day, and so forth down the merry little road.
I promptly went in, almost no line, and a friendly dude behind the counter clad in what looked a police officer's uniform, took my order without further ado.
I noted it was my first time here, and the meat sampler was suggested to me, as it embodied the "best of both worlds" deal.
I said why not, so I ended up going for that, w/ the brisket and spare ribs -- dry rubbed, w/ spices but no bbq sauce on top -- and on the side, corn bread and a peach cobbler, for dessert. Now I'm not sure if normally comes with that, or as it was my first time and all, but either way I'm glad it worked out.
I filled in a glass of water, and in less than two minutes my order was already ready. I blinked in surprise as I went to pick it up, but honestly that is blazing fast service for ribs at any joint, probably the fastest I've ever seen.
The ribs and brisket were equally great, and can't say enough good things on them. On a "first pass", they seemed nothing special, certainly smaller quantities as they weren't full-fledged entrees, but you'd be surprised by how filling the meat can be. I know I certainly was.
The reason I'll give this full stars is the presentation, speed of service, included dessert (which was pretty great) and also the house BBQ sauces, a neat row and two-columns worth, stacked nicely on mine and every other table I could see.
The BBQ sauces were just splendid, and really added a lot to the flavor, as well as to the childlike enjoyment of trying new tastes and flavors, just for the heck of trying something new and great-tasting, because like why the heck would you opt to pass on something good like that, one of the few times it swings by your way. I don't know the answer to that, and I don't expect any others to, so I'll just leave it at that.
Anyways, I tried the house bbq sauces, knocked 'em all out, so here's a few of my personal favorites: Bay-B-Que (dry 'n hot), Tupelo Honey Heat (sweet and tangy like honey, with a kicker 'n sucker punch), and the Smoky Mountain (thick 'n rich like smoked meat on a hiking trail, kind of like the Grand Smokies I visited a while back). I will say, I especially liked mixing 'em all together, they tasted really well with ribs which were rather dry and bland. They helped stand up and illuminate an otherwise solid dish that didn't have a whole lotta flavor on its own.
Overall, awesome spot here at the Mission BBQ. The fact that they cater to & respect those that serve, especially local heroes such as policemen and firefighters among others, is uplifting and great and I say more power to them, but to be honest it's kind of lost on common folk such as (you and) me.
Long story short, this is a respectable, quality BBQ joint in the heart of Fairfax, with high-quality meat and a plethora of house BBQ sauces. I liked it much, and for the price point it was outstanding quality. I'll recommend and will likely be back myself, once again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Recommended dishes
Chopped Brisket Plate
Sooo good. I'm a regular guest here.
All the meats and side dishes are amazing.
A year ago or so,
When I ordered for the first time, the staff asked me if I wanted coleslaw on my sandwich, i thought it was optional and free of charge. I said yes and later on the receipt I found they charged it as a side. Other than this one time issue, my visits have been very pleasant.
